Self Produced CD Submissions Award

Last year’s winner was shared by the Laurie Morvan Band and The Informants.  We are hearing that the competition for the 2011 Best Self Produced CD was and is pretty tough this year! The International Blues Society had a record setting 55 submissions. Round two judges have selected the following 5 entries to advance to the final round of judging. The winner will be crowned February 5, 2011, at the Historic Orpheum Theater on Main and Beale Street!

The CDs that have moved to the final round and are waiting for Saturday night are:

Boston Blues Society – Delta Generators Hard River to Row

Cascade Blues Association – Joe McMurrian Get Inside This House

Central Mississippi Blues Society – Stevie J The Diversity Project

South Sound Blues Association – Becki Sue and her Big Rockin’ Daddies
Big Rockin Boogie

The Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Society – Long Tall Deb & the Drifter
Kings Diamonds on the Desert Floor

The first round of judging was in the hands of the following Blues radio jocks located across the nation: Steve Cagle, Dana Fargnoli, Brett Fleming, Charlie Frazier, Elliott Gross, Douglas Ketchum, Bob Kissel, Jonny Meister, James Nagel, Dennis ‘Big D’ Schaibly, and Lindsay Shannon.  A BIG thank you for all of your hard work! 

Other Submissions for this award that you should take a listen to are:

• Baltic Blues – Latvian Blues Band When the Sun Goes Down
• Blues Society of Central Pennsylvania – Rotten Belly Blues Rotten
  Belly Blues
• Blues Sur Seine – AWEK It’s Rockin’
• Collingwood Jazz and Blues Society – Wayne Buttery & Roly Platt
  Tangled Roots
• Colorado Blues Society – Dan Treanor American Primative
• Diamond State Blues – Society Jimmy Pritchard Going Down 9
• Earth Awareness of Brevard – Sybil Gage NOLA Calling
• Long Island Blues Society – Chrissie O’Dell & One Hot Mess If I Had a
  Dime
• North Central Florida Blues Society – John Rogers Old and New Borrowed
  and Blue
• Pikes Peak Blues Community – Adam & Stilwagen Back in My Home Town
• Reno Blues Society – Jason King Band Blue Skies & Black Shoes
• Sacramento Blues Society – Tess and Hip Trash There’s A Party Goin On
• Slovakblues – Zuzka Suchankova Bluzy & Songy
• Spa City Blues Society – Joe Pitts Ten Shades of Blue
• The Blues, Jazz and Folk Music Society – Long Tall Deb & the Drifter
  Kings Diamonds on the Desert Floor
• Topeka Blues Society – Grand Marquis Hold on to Me
• Walla Walla Blues Society – Tommy Hogan Band Let It Rain
• Washington Blues Society – Son Jack Jr & Michael Wilde Walk the Talk 
• Atlanta Blues Society -Blues Generation Looking Forward Backwards
• Billtown Blues Association – The Blind Chitlin Kahunas The Old Guitar
• Blues Association of Geneva – deltaR He Knows Where Bad Girls Live
• Blues Lovers United of San Diego – Delta Heat Let’s Have a Party
• Blues Society of Tulsa – Slidebone Johnny Rainin’ In My Heart
• Blues Society of Western Pennsylvania – Ron Yarosz and the Vehicle
  Live at Nelson’s
• Bruce County Blues Society – Erin McCallum Common Ground
• Cape Fear Blues Society – Rickey Godfrey Nasty Man
• Central Iowa Blues Society – Matt Woods and The Thunderbolts Matt
  Woods and The Thunderbolts
• Cleveland Blues Society – Blues Lunch Sideswiped
• Columbus Blues Alliance – Teeny Tucker Keep the Blues Alive
• Connecticut Blues Society – Eran Danner Lucky Day
• Croatian Blues Forces – Tomislav ‘Little Pigeon’ Goluban 200$ Sun
• Crossroads Blues Society – Mark Massey Mississippi Lockdown
• Dayton Blues Society – Ellie Lee and Blues Fury My Time Now
• Golden Gate Blues Society – Alabama Mike Tailor Made Blues
• Great Lakes Blues Society – Rick Taylor Lucky Room
• Greater Twin Cities Blues Music Society – Jeff Ray & Hurricane Harold
  Carriage House Sessions
• Indiana Blues Society – 78 rpm Sound Tone Records
• Israel Blues Society – CG & the Hammer Live in Tel Aviv
• Kalamazoo Valley Blues Association – The BMF Band Blurring the Line
• Kansas City Blues Society – Cadillac Flambe Live at Knucleheads
• Kentuckiana Blues Society – Bodeco Soul Boost
• Le Relatant Societe de Blues – JC Crossfire In the City
• Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society – Heather Stewart Trio Get Your
  Fingers Off It!
• Memphis Blues Society – Bobby Lawson Blues At Your Door
• Mississippi Delta Blues Society of Indianola – Alphonso Sanders/Bill
  ‘Howl-n-Mad’ Perry Twice as Nice
• Omaha Blues Society – Son of 76 & the Watchmen Letters from Shangri-La
• San Angelo Blues Society – Dr Wu’ & Friends Texas Blues Project Vol. 2
• Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society – Wumbloozo Caught in the Act-Live
  from the Vodoo Cave
• Sierra Blues Society – Two Tone Steiny featuring Kid Anderson Welcome
  To The Club
• Triangle Blues Society – Rick Toby Rick Toby plays Willie Dixon
• West Virginia Blues Society – Kristine Jackson Candy Store

 The CDs honored to date are:

2005-Crazy, Cryin’ Blues by Robin Rogers and Silver Bird by Collard Greens & Gravy (tie)
2006-Back in Bluesville by Roxy Perry
2007-We are Mighty Lester by Mighty Lester Band
2008-Sophisticated Ladies by Sue Palmer & Her Motel Swing Orchestra
2009-Hollerin’ by Nathan James & Ben Hernandez
2010-Crime Scene Queen by The Informants and Fire it Up! by Laurie Morvan Band